Political campaigning and advertising Books

The Reform Bill of 1832 was the initial stage in the expansion of the suffrage that ended with full adult suffrage over a century later. The Organization of Opinion is a new analysis of voting and elections in the period between 1832 and the further...

The Conservative, Labour and the Liberal Democrats parties each allow their members to participate in the selection of the party leader, where previously this task was left to MPs. This book examines the consequences of the shift to all-member ballots...

This book presents the main results of an electoral panel survey, one not only unique and innovative in French electoral research but also among the most detailed panel studies in Europe. The survey was conducted among a sample of 1,846 French voters...

Thomas Carl Lundberg critically examines the claim that those members of Britain's devolved assemblies who are elected by party list proportional representation are somehow 'second-class' representatives. The Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly...

A diverse body of research exists to explain why eligible voters don't go to the polls on election day. Theories span from the psychological (nonvoters have limited emotional engagement with politics and therefore lack motivation), to the social...

""A Vindication Of The Character And Public Services Of Andrew Jackson"" is a book written by Henry Lee in 1828. The book is a response to the ""Richmond Address"" signed by Chapman Johnson, which contained accusations against Andrew Jackson's character...

This speech by Lewis Vital Bogy, the Democratic nominee for Congress in the First District, touches on issues such as the tariff, national debt, and civil service reform. Col. Bogy urges voters to support the Democratic party and its principles.This work...

Lloyd provides a practical guide to political campaigning, drawing on his experience as a campaign manager. He covers everything from fundraising to public speaking to get-out-the-vote strategies, making this an invaluable resource for aspiring...

A seminal work on American political systems and the legal framework governing the electoral process. Fuller provides an in-depth analysis of the founding principles of democracy and their application in the United States. With a focus on the role of...

This book provides a record of the National Conference on Practical Reform of Primary Elections, held in New York City in 1898. It includes speeches, papers, and discussions by leading experts on the topic of primary election reform. A valuable resource...

Understanding election laws is essential for anyone who wants to participate in democracy. In this concise and accessible guide, The Secretary explains the ins and outs of election law, from the basics of voting to the complexities of campaign finance...

Originally published in 1948, this book provides readers with a wealth of practical advice on how to run for and win the presidency of the United States. While some of the material is specific to the era in which it was written, much of the information...

This book traces the process by which national elections became international events or, more precisely, what the effects of this process are on state sovereignty. Contrary to the conventional wisdom in International Relations - to judge by the neglect...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the 2016 Australian federal election. Won by the Liberal–National Coalition by the slimmest of margins, the result created a climate of political uncertainty that threatened the government's lower house...

Papua New Guinea's general election in 2007 attracted particular interest for several reasons. Not only did it follow what was widely acknowledged as the country’s worst election ever, in 2002 (in which elections in six of the country’s 109 electorates...

In May 2006 Fiji held its tenth general election since independence in 1970. In a country with an unenviable history of electoral trauma, the mood was apprehensive if not tense – not least because of controversial public statements against the incumbent...

This book provides a truly comprehensive analysis of the 2013 federal election in Australia, which brought the conservative Abbott government to power, consigned the fractious Labor Party to the Opposition benches and ended the 'hung parliament'...

Australia has a proud history of being an international leader in electoral administration, and Australian electoral commissions continue to have a professional, non-partisan approach to the management of elections. Yet their independence is constrained...